Five Easy Tips We Use Every Day
Here are five Windows tips we use almost every day. These tips save time and are super easy. Today, we’re going to share these five with you. These tips work in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
1: Bring up the Lock Screen
If you press the Windows Key + L, it will bring up the lock screen in Windows 10. If you use a password Windows Key + L will “lock” your Windows PC until you enter your password or PIN.
2: Make any word or phrase a hyperlink
If you want to make a link out of a word or a phrase, like “Visit our InfoAve Website“, it’s super easy to do. Select the word or words you want to make into a hyperlink and press CTRL+K. A dialog will appear. In the dialog type or paste the URL (website address) and press Enter. If you did that correctly, the word or words you highlighted are now a clickable hyperlink. This works with most word processors and email programs. It also works in Gmail. Try it!
3: Open a new instance of a program with just the click of your mouse
Did you know on most computer mice, you can click the scroll wheel? You can and we call it the “middle mouse button”. If you middle-click on the taskbar of an open program, it will open a new instance of that program. Try it. It works with Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Edge Dev, Notepad, File Explorer (Windows 10), (Windows Explorer in Windows 7), Thunderbird, and many other programs. This will work with any program that allows multiple instances to run.
4: Open the Task Manager with a keyboard shortcut
Just press CTRL+SHIFT+ESC and Task Manager will open.
5: Hide all open windows in a hurry
If you want to clear all open windows from your screen quickly, press the Windows Key and the M key. To reopen them again, press Windows Key+SHIFT+ M.